Posted on 10/26/2012 9:42:20 PM PDT by Olog-hai
MEPs have rubber-stamped a trade deal with Israel despite a warning by their own legal services that it might clash with EU law.
The European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday (23 October) passed the so-called ACAA (Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products) pact by 379 votes against 230 with 40 abstentions. …
The legal description of the Israeli body that certifies drugs for ACAA purposes could be a stumbling block, however. EU parliament lawyers spelled out their views in a 10-page analysis dated 16 March this year. They said that if Israel’s ACAA regulator—most likely its health ministry—is described as having jurisdiction over occupied land, then the EU cannot recognize it and cannot implement the trade deal. …
(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...
European countries are also moving to outlaw kosher food and circumcision—which will literally make the practice of Judaism illegal there.
Sixty years after the Holocaust, Hitler’s goals are finally achieved...
...if Israel's ACAA regulator -- most likely its health ministry -- is described as having jurisdiction over occupied land, then the EU cannot recognize it and cannot implement the trade deal.IOW, the EU member nations can't implement a trade deal with each other, or with Russia. Or China. Or Turkey...
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